The Minneapolis skyline and Marshall Avenue bridge, from the running path on the St. Paul side of the river. It’s on. I’ve been stress-tested, blood-tested, and pressure-tested. I’ve been examined, reviewed, and notated. Poked, prodded, and medicated. And all the tests and medical professionals have come to the same conclusion: There’s nothing really wrong with […]
Moms: Get over yourself and into the photo
May 17, 2012 by
I hate getting my picture taken. What woman doesn’t? Bad hair, no makeup, big zit, I used to be skinny and now I’m not. I hate these jeans/top/shoes/outfit. I wore my glasses today. I take better pictures than my husband anyway. Sound familiar? What excuses do you use to stay out of the frame and […]
Guest Post: Photos on the wall, not your hard drive, from Anna Mayer
May 14, 2012 by
We are so pleased to be giving away a custom mother-and-child photo session with Anna Mayer Photography to one Borealis reader’s mom, sister, friend, cousin, daughter, or loved one. Anna is an amazing children and family photographer who captures the beauty of babies, children, and families exactly as they are (though, Mom, she’ll make sure […]
Mother’s Day giveaway!
May 13, 2012 by
Happy Mother’s Day! How does your family celebrate? I plan to start my morning at the greenhouse and end the day covered in dirt, just the way I like it. (And as you know, Breanne celebrated Mother’s Day early, but I bet the day won’t pass her by without some celebration!) As our Mother’s Day […]
Gear Guide: In the kitchen
May 8, 2012 by
I absolutely geek out on gear. Baby gear. Kid gear. Winter gear. Biking gear. Skiing gear. Running gear. Baseball gear. Garden gear. I really, really want to buy a Silhouette machine because it would nicely complement my crafting gear. For a few years I’ve been contemplating buying Owen a kayak for his birthday, probably because […]
How to set up a family recycling center
May 4, 2012 by
I remember a long time ago at some college party someone asked the group to answer: “what progressive cause don’t you care about?” (This may have been what passed for a drinking game in my crowd. Good progressive-activist, triple-majoring, newspaper-editing students, we.) That was easy: the environment. I just couldn’t get my back up over […]
Urban vegetable gardening: Waiting to Plant
May 2, 2012 by
It is so, so hard to wait. In St. Paul, Minnesota, the last-frost date is May 15, and that’s how long you’re supposed to wait to plant your garden. Generally, I’ve taken this to mean Mother’s Day, and my mama’s day fun usually begins with a trip to the greenhouse and ends with me covered […]
How to sew easy quilted fabric cards
April 25, 2012 by
I’m not much of a sewist. As mentioned before, I’m most comfortable with straight lines and no patterns. But I do have a sewing machine and I love fabric. So when I stumbled on this tutorial by Dana at MADE for how to sew fabric cards using little bits of cute fabric, I was all […]